Stye (Hordeolum) – Review

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ABSTRACT Stye in the eye is an infection caused by the unhygienic nature of individual. It provokes activity of bacteria majorly Streptococcus and Staphylococcus infection in eyes. Stye is associated with small papule formation in either lower or upper eyelids. This paper garners the activity of stye and its peculiar characteristics. Keywords: eye, eye lid, infection, papule, stye REFERENCES [1] P. Raju, S.V. Ramesh, H. Arvind. Prevalence of refractive errors in a rural South Indian population, IOVS. 2004; 45(12): 4268–72p. [2] S.M. Saw, G. Gazzard, D. Koh. Prevalencerates of refractive errors in Sumatra, Indonesia, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2002; 43: 3174–80p. [3] S. Resnikoff, D. Pascolini, D. Etya’ale. Global data on visual impairment in the year 2002, Bull World Health Organ. 2004; 82: 844–51p. [4] R. Dandona, L. Dandona. Review of findings of the Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study: policy implications for eye-care services, Indian J Ophthalmol. 2001; 49: 215p. [5] A.M. Briner. Treatment of common eyelid cysts, Aust Fam Physician. 1987; 6(6): 828, 830p. [6] A.H. Brafman. Styes: a curious chain, Br J Gen Pract. 1992; 2(365): 537–8p. [7] A.K. Agarwal. Social classification: the needto update in the present scenario, Indian J Commun Med. 2008; 33: 50–1p. [8] S. Anamaneni, H. Bindu, K.P. Reddy, S. Vishnupriya. Am J Ophthalmol. 2005; 4(3): 213p.